to look through things to find what you want
欲しいものを見つけるために物を調べる (hoshī mono o mitsukeru tame ni mono o shiraberu)
"He picked through the old books looking for his favorite one."
"彼はお気に入りの本を探して古い本を調べていた。" (Kare wa okiniiri no hon o sagashite furui hon o shirabete ita)
to spend or distribute money, especially large amounts
to manage to function well even in stressful or difficult si...
to think positively about what is coming next
to continue waiting for something you want; to resist giving...
to take or get something from a source
to spend money unwillingly